Environmental Impact Statement Completed

U.S. Air Force Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) System

Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests & Pawnee National Grassland Weld, Colorado Pawnee Ranger District

The US Air Force is lead agency and the Forest Service is a cooperating agency. The EIS will study effects of the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent System, a portion of which is on National Forest System land and requires special use authorization.

Location

See maps for approximate Pawnee National Grassland and Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forests locations.

Project timeline

1
NOI in Federal Register
09/25/2020
2
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
07/01/2022
3
FEIS NOA in Federal Register
03/31/2023
4
Decision
08/2024 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
08/2025 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNepa Document Prepared By Another Federal Agency
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityFacility Improvements/Construction; Special Use Authorizations
U.S. Air Force Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) SystemDecision Signed Date: 08/20/2024
ForestsArapaho and Roosevelt National Forests
DistrictsPawnee Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Special use management